GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL POLICY
GRIEVANCE
REDRESSAL POLICY
1. Introduction
- AROGYA
KAVACH SOLUTION PRIVATE LIMITED (“Company”) is committed towards
the satisfaction of Complainants (defined below) and endeavours to
minimize instances of the Grievances or Complaint (defined below)
through proper service delivery and review mechanism and to ensure prompt
redressal of consumer Grievances or Complaints.
- This
Grievance Redressal Policy (the “Policy”) sets out a policy towards
redressing Grievances or Complaints raised by patients or his/her
representative (the “Complainants”) consulting registered medical
practitioners or nurses for availing any healthcare telemedicine services
(“Services”) from the Company from time to time.
2. Scope and Purpose of the Policy
- The
term “Grievances or Complaints” shall mean and include any
communication(s) that expresses dissatisfaction from the Complainants, in
respect of the conduct or any act of omission or commission or deficiency
of Service or non-availability of Service or poor quality of Services from
the Company but does not include the following: (i) complaints that are
incomplete or not specific in nature; (ii) communications in offering
suggestions; or (iii) communications seeking guidance or explanation.
- The
purpose of this Policy is to set forth information and procedures to be
followed in receiving, handling and responding to any Grievance or
Complaint with respect to the Services offered by the Company. The Policy
aims to address any consumer Complaints or issues through a well-defined
and proper mechanism to ensure maximum consumer satisfaction.
- The
Policy functions on attempting to ensure that the Complainants would
always be treated fairly, and the Company would undertake its best efforts
to deal with any consumer Grievance or Complaints promptly, efficiently,
and in accordance with the established and defined timelines.
- This
Policy analyses the Grievances or Complaints and suggests appropriate
changes in the functioning of the system to monitor the improvement in the
performance of the Company and its Services.
3. Awareness of Grievance Redressal System
- The
Company fully appreciates the importance of effective and expeditious
resolution of Grievance or Complaints and accordingly aims to put in place
internal processes through this Policy to receive and address all concerns
of Complainants in order to enhance the consumer experience. The primary
objective of these internal processes is to ensure that (a) all
Complainants are treated fairly and without bias; (b) all
Complaints/Grievances are dealt with courteously and resolved in a timely
manner; and (c) Complainants are fully aware of their rights and the
remedies available to them. In the event, when a consumer is concerned or
has Grievance or Complaints, the Company has established a robust
mechanism to address and deal with the same within defined timelines.
4. Grievance Redressal Mechanism:
- The
Company’s staff/employees undergo regular training to ensure that
consumers’ Grievances or Complaints are handled properly and efficiently.
They are encouraged to work in a manner which helps the Company in
building consumer trust and confidence. This reflects in both the
operations as well as the consumer communications. The reasons behind the
consumer Grievances or Complaints are analysed and worked upon in a way
which aims at the removal of these causes. This helps in improving the
overall quality of the Service levels gradually.
- The
Company’s staff/employees ensure the best quality care is given and a
feedback call is made to every consumer availing the Services so that the
consumer can give their valuable inputs/feedback or any grievance. Set out
below is the mechanism to be followed in the event a consumer is not
satisfied with the Services:
- The
Company shall address any Grievances or Complaints of the Complainants
with respect to any Services provided over the Company’s website in a
time-bound manner. For this purpose, the Company has a designated
grievance redressal mechanism provided in this Policy. The aggrieved
consumer can contact the Grievance Redressal Department at: kavacharogya@gmail.com
or call us at 7045287667.
- Once
a Complainant files a Complaint via the channels specified above, the
Complainant will receive an acknowledgement of the Grievance within 48
(Forty-eight) hours to 72 (Seventy-two) hours.
- Each
Complainant who has filed a Complaint shall receive a unique ID for
tracking the status of their Grievance or Complaint.
- Thereafter,
the Company will undertake best endeavours to redress the Grievances and
Complaints of the Complainant expeditiously but in any case, Grievances
and Complaints will be addressed within 1 (One) month from the date of its
receipt.
- A
Grievance or Complaint will be considered as disposed off and closed in
any of the following instances, namely:
– where the complainant has communicated its acceptance of
the response of the Company; or
– where the complainant has not responded within 30 (Thirty)
days of the receipt of the written response and has not raised any Grievance or
Complaint in respect of the same subject.
- In
the unlikely event that the complainant’s issue remains unresolved to
his/her satisfaction despite escalation to the Company’s Grievance
Department, the Complainant can reach out to the Company at its registered
address at Flat No.2gf,dattatraya Apartments, Ramdaspeth, Nagpur,
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, 440010 or call at +91 7045287667. The Company
will respond within 7 (Seven) business days from the date of receipt of
the Complainant’s call.
- The
contact numbers displayed above shall be operational from Monday to
Saturday from 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM only.
5. Maintenance of records
- The
Company shall ensure that the necessary set of records in relation to the
patients and the Services are maintained with adequate filing and
safekeeping.
6. Confidentiality
- All
reports and records connected to the Grievances and Complaints made in
accordance with this Policy will be considered as confidential and the
access will be restricted by the Company as deemed necessary on a
need-to-know basis to its employees or personnel.
- All
concerned records shall normally not be disclosed except in cases as
required under any legal obligations or judicial orders.
7. Amendment
- The
Policy shall be reviewed periodically, and the Company reserves the right
to make any changes to it, at any point in time.
